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Despre Fedora

Î: Ce este treaba asta, Fedora Core 5 ?
A: Pentru început, citeşte pe pagina oficială Fedora. Aici vei afla doar câteva informaţii de ordin general. Te poţi gândi la Fedora Core 5 ca şi la un soi de "Red Hat Linux 14,", cu următoarele excepţii:
- Este un proiect suportat de comunitate. Asta înseamnă că şi tu poţi fi implicat în dezvoltarea distribuţiei, dacă doreşti.
- O nouă versiune Fedora Core este lansată la fiecare şase luni.
- Odată cu apariţia unei noi versiuni, versiunea precedentă nu mai este suportată după alte 6 - 8 luni.
Asta înseamnă actualizarea sistemului tău de operare la fiecare 6 - 8 luni. Actualizările sunt de obicei foarte simplu de efectuat, similar cu trecerea de la Red Hat Linux 8 la Red Hat Linux 9. Totuşi, simplitatea nu este garantată.

Dacă nu doriţi să faci actualizări la fiecare 6 - 8 luni, există ceva denumit Fedora Legacy Project. Ei asigură pachete de securitate pentru fiecare versiune Fedora pentru încă 18 luni după ce Fedora Project opreşte suportul oficial.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux se bazează pe Fedora Core, aşa că dacă vrei să înveţi gratuit ceva despre RHEL, foloseşte Fedora Core.
Î: Care este diferenţa dintre Fedora şi Red Hat Enterprise Linux ?
A: Red Hat Enterprise Linux este suportat oficial de către Red Hat timp de 7 ani. Este o opţiune mult mai bună în cazul în care ai servere importante în producţie şi pentru care nu doreşti actualizarea sistemului de operare la fiecare 6 luni. Mai are de asemenea câteva facilităţi interesante, folositoare în cazul în care ai mai multe servere.
De asemenea, poţi (în anumite cazuri) suna la Red Hat şi obţine suport tehnic pentru RHEL, facilitate pe care n-o vei obţine niciodată pentru Fedora.

Fedora este distribuită gratuit, în timp ce RHEL costă.

Fedora este de asemena mult mai 'pe muchie de cuţit' decât RHEL, şi are o comunitate mai largă de utilizatori gata de a oferi suport gratuit (precum această pagină web).

Şi Red Hat are o pagină interesantă ce răspunde la această întrebare.
Î: Este instabilă ?
A: Nu!
Î: A fost lansată ?
A: Da! Fedora Core 5 a fost lansată în 20 martie, 2006. Pentru a vedea când se vor fi lansate următoarele versiuni Fedora, poţi vizita orarul de lansare.
(Mulţumiri tuturor cititorilor care au raportat o greşeală tipografică în această întrebare!)
Î: Unde pot găsi o listă a tuturor programelor ce vin cu Fedora Core 5 (un 'package list')?
A: Există o listă cu pachetele de bază din Fedora Core lapagina Fedora de la Distrowatch.
Î: Când va apare următoarea versiune Fedora ?
A: O nouă versiune Fedora Core este lansată la fiecare 6 - 8 luni. Datele exacte pot fi găsite la Orarul de lansare.
(Mulţumiri lui Tom Van Vleck pentru sugerarea acestei întrebări.)
Q: Ce sunt Fedora Extras?
A: "Fedora Extras" este un set de pachete software suplimentare, compatibile cu Fedora Project, dar care nu sunt distribuite cu distribuţia Fedora Core.
Poţi afla mai multe despre informaţii pe situl oficial Fedora Extras.

Pentru a instala un program din pachetul Fedora Extras, caută întrebarea legată de instalarea de programe.
Î: Cum pot ajuta Fedora Project?
A: Fedora Project are nevoie de o mulţime de voluntari care să ajute în foarte multe arii de lucru! Poţi scrie manuale de documentaţie ? Ştii să programezi ? Ştii câte ceva despre bug-uri ? Poţi să traduci ? Vrei să înveţi despre toate astea ? Ai talet la desen ? Vrei să ajuţi în mod voluntar ? Fedora Project are o pagină excelentă ce descrie modul în care poţi fi de ajutor. Uită-te şi tu!

Instalarea Fedora

Î: De unde o obţin ?
A: Link de descărcare normală sau BitTorrent. Cel mai probabil vei dori versiunile "binary" sau "i386", nu versiunile "source" sau "SRPM".
Dacă nu vrei să descarci CD-urile, le poţi cumpăra de la un distribuitor oficial. (Mulţumiri lui Beartooth pentru că mi-a arătat că nu toţi utilizatorii pot descărca imaginile CD-urilor şi lui Jef Spaleta pentru link-ul distribuitorilor).
Î: Pot instala Fedora pe ReiserFS, JFS, sau XFS?
R: Da, poţi instala Fedora pe ReiserFS, JFS, or XFS.
Nici unul din aceste sisteme de fişiere nu este oficial suportat de Fedora Project. (Asta înseamnă că le poţi folosi, dar nu vei găsi nici un ajutor oficial de la Fedora Project dacă lucrurile merg prost.)

La prompt-ul de instalare, scrie comanda asta pentru ReiserFS:

linux selinux=0 reiserfs

sau asta pentru JFS:

linux selinux=0 jfs

sau asta pentru XFS:

linux xfs

NOTĂ: Nu poţi folosi SELinux pe ReiserFS sau JFS. XFS este OK. (Dacă nu ştii ce este SELinux, poţi ignora această atenţionare.)

(Mulţumiri lui whiprush [citându-l pe Jesse Keating] pentru asta. Mulţumiri lui Kai Thomsen pentru semnalarea unei erori de tipar. Mulţumiri lui Colin Charles pentru partea cu XFS şi atenţionarea despre SELinux.)
R: Poate rula Fedora pe un calculator cu procesor pe 64 de biţi (AMD-64 sau Intel EM64T) ?
A: Da, poate! O versiune AMD64 a distribuţiei Fedora Core 5 este în prezent disponibilă. Urmăreşte întrebarea despre cum se obţine Fedora.
De asemenea, poţi rula fără probleme versiunea Fedora 32-bit pe calculatorul tău de 64 biţi.

(Mulţumiri lui David Faustini şi lui John P. Kole pentru semnalarea erorilor din această întrebare.)
Î: Pot rula Fedora pe un Mac (PowerPC)?
R: Da, poţi! O versiune PowerPC a distribuţiei Fedora Core 5 este disponibilă pentru download. Urmăreşte cum se obţine Fedora. Caută versiunea "ppc" pe pagina de download.
Î: Unde este imaginea de instalare de pe disc floppy pentru Fedora Core 5?
R: În mod normal, nu poţi instala Fedora de pe floppy, deoarece noul kernel 2.6 este prea mare pentru a încape pe un singur disc.
Dacă nu ai unitate CD-ROM, există o metodă de a porni instalarea Fedora Core folosind mai multe discuri floppy.

Dacă ai o unitate CD-ROM dar nu poţi boota de e ea, poţi folosi Smart Boot Manager ca şi soluţie.

(Mulţumiri lui Mohan Embar şi multor altora pentru instalarea floppy! Mulţumiri lui Charles Curley pentru Smart Boot Manager.)

Lucrul în Fedora şi instalarea de programe

Q: Where can I get software for Fedora?
A: There are a few "repositories" (sites that hold software). The primary sites are the highly unofficial rpm.livna.org (for packages with licensing or USA patent problems) and the official Fedora Extras. They hold different software.
For an alternate choice, look at RPMForge. There are some packages in RPMForge that aren't in Extras or livna.org. You can see the list of available packages on Dag Wieers's RPMForge package list page.

To search for software in all the major repositories, use the FedoraTracker search engine or rpm.pbone.net.
Q: How do I install software for Fedora? (How to use yum or an RPM) (Updated 9 May 2006)
A: The easiest way to install software in Fedora is to use yum.
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Configuring Yum

Here's how to configure your yum:
1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Run these commands to remove your yum.conf file and replace it with a fresh one (Updated 1 May 2006):
  cd /etc
  mv -f yum.conf yum.conf.bak
  wget http://www.fedorafaq.org/samples/yum.conf
4. Now, install my yum configuration (Updated 9 May 2006), using this command:
  rpm -Uvh http://www.fedorafaq.org/yum http://rpm.livna.org/livna-release-5.rpm
NOTE: The yum configuration provided here is updated from time to time, for various reasons.

Using Yum

To use yum, open a terminal, become root, and then you can use the following commands:
- To see a list of available software:
  yum list available
- To install some software, you type:
  yum install packagename
- To update some software, you type:
  yum update packagename
  
  If you leave out "packagename" yum will update all your software.
- To see what updates are available, you can do:
  yum check-update
- To search for a package, you can do:
  yum search word
For more info about yum, see the yum project page. (Thanks to Ron Kuris for this tip.)

To get yum through a proxy, see the Fedora documentation about yum and proxies.

Installing Software Without Yum

To install an RPM file that you downloaded outside of yum, open up a terminal, and as root do:

rpm -Uvh filename.rpm
Q: Is there a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for yum?
A: Yes! It's called Yum Extender.
You can install it with yum:
1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Install yumex:
  yum install yumex
Now you can access Yum Extender in the Applications menu, under "System Tools."
Q: Is there anything like apt for Fedora?
A: APT is a program for Debian Linux that installs not only the software you specify, but also all of that software's dependencies. It makes installing software much easier.
There is a piece of software like this for Fedora, that comes in the standard Fedora Core installation. It's called yum. It can automatically download and install a program and all of its dependencies, with just one command. I even provide a special configuration that I use for yum on my computer, in the question where I explain how to use yum.

There used to be a version of apt specifically for Fedora. However, there was very little interest in it, so it is no longer provided. Just use yum instead.
Q: Does up2date still work? (Updated 2 May 2006)
A: No, up2date is no longer shipped with Fedora Core. Instead, you should use yum to get updates.
Also, there's a new program called "pup" that you can use in the GUI, if you just want a simple program to keep your packages up-to-date. It's called "Software Updater" under the "System Tools" menu.
Q: How do I install Java? (Updated 4 May 2006)
A: For Java programmers, Fedora Core 5 actually comes with a Java compiler called gcj.
However, if you want to do things like use Java programs in your web browser, you'll need to build your own RPM using the JPackage.org Java Package:

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1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Download Sun's Java Software Development Kit Version 5.0 Update 6 (also called the "JDK 5.0 Update 6"). Choose the "Linux self-extracting file" version (not the RPM version).
3. You should have the Java Software Development Kit on your desktop. It is a file whose name looks like:
  jdk-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin
4. Open a Terminal.
5. Become root:
  su -
6. Make sure the "rpm-build" package is installed:
  yum install rpm-build
7. Change back to your home directory (instead of root's home directory):
  cd ~username
  
  Where "username" is your normal username.
8. Move the JDK to the RPM Building "sources" directory:
  mv Desktop/jdk-* /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/
9. Download the JPackage Java 1.5.0.06 Source RPM. Click on the link that looks something like "java-1.5.0-sun-1.5.0.06-1jpp.nosrc.rpm." Then, on the next page, pick where you want to download the file from. This should download the package to your desktop.
10. Go back to the same root terminal you were in before. Build the Java RPM (using the file that you just downloaded):
  rpmbuild --rebuild Desktop/java-1.5.0-sun*src.rpm
11. This will create a bunch of RPMs in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i586/. You can install them by doing:
  yum -y localinstall /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i586/java-1.5.0-sun-*
12. Now you want to enable the Java plugin for your web browser:
  ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
Java should now be installed and working properly! You may need to log out and then log in again for some things to work properly.

(Thanks to Kai Thomsen for noting that you only have to login-logout, not reboot. Thanks to many, many people for reminding me about the actual plugin linking, and the correct link for the jpackage.org SRPM. Thanks to Paul D. Brown for getting me the direct link to the correct JDK version!)
Q: How can I install Flash in my web browser?
A:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Type:
  yum install flash-plugin
If you have any questions, see the Flash Plugin FAQ! (Thanks to Warren Togami for that link.)

(Thanks to various IRC folks and vegan_linuxguy for troubleshooting this. Thanks to "m d," David Ball, and others for pointing out an important typo in this question! Thanks to David Jansen for letting me know that you no longer need libstdc++-compat for the new Flash plugin.)
Q: How can I see PDF files inside my browser? (Updated 11 May 2006)
A: The Adobe Acrobat Reader for Linux now works inside of your web browser:
1. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader for Linux.
2. Choose to save it to your disk, instead of opening it.
3. Open a Terminal.
4. Become root:
  su -
5. Change to the directory where you downloaded the file:
  cd ~username/Desktop/
  
  Where "username" is your normal username.
6. Install the package and any other packages it requires:
  yum localinstall AdobeReader*
7. And remove the package you downloaded, because you no longer need it:
  rm AdobeReader*
8. Install the plugin into the web browser:
  ln -s /usr/local/Adobe/Acrobat7.0/Browser/intellinux/nppdf.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
9. Make sure that you have the latest SELinux updates so that the Reader functions properly:
  yum update selinux-policy libsepol
Now close your web browser, and the next time you start it, you will be able to see PDF files inside your web browser!

(Thanks to Richard Lloyd and many others for letting me know about this! Thanks to John Boyd for pointing out a really important typo. Thanks to Jan Grothkast for pointing out that this still works in FC5.)
Q: How can I watch movies in my web browser?
A: Just install the mplayer plug-in:
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1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Install the plug-in:
  yum install mplayerplug-in
5. Close all the windows of your web browser and then open it again.
Now, you can see movies on web sites!

NOTE: If you install a new version of your web browser you may have to run this process again.

You might also want to install the various Windows movie decoders. Note that there may be some legal issues with these decoders. You can install them by:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Install the package of decoders:
  yum --enablerepo=atrpms install w32codec
(Thanks to Sindre for writing the original text for this question, and suggesting the w32codec part.)
Q: Can I use MSN Messenger/AIM/ICQ/Yahoo instant messaging in Fedora?
A: Yes, Fedora comes with an instant messaging program called Gaim. When you use gaim, you can use MSN Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, and Jabber, all at the same time.
To start Gaim, click on the Applications menu, go to "Internet," and choose "IM." (Instead of "IM," sometimes it is called "Internet Messenger.")

See the Gaim documentation for information about how to set up gaim with you IM accounts.

(Thanks to Peter Lawler for letting me know that "Gaim" isn't all caps. And Thomas Winwood for letting me know that the first letter is capitalized.)
Q: How do I install fonts? Can I use Windows (.ttf) fonts? (Updated 4 May 2006)
A: Yes, you can. Here's how you install fonts:
1. Under the "System" menu in the tray, choose "Preferences" and then "Fonts."
2. Click on the "Details..." button.
3. Click on "Go to font folder."
Now simply drag & drop your fonts into the "Fonts" window to add them. You may have to log out and log in again to see them actually show up in that folder.

If you have any programs open, you will need to close then and then open them again, to have the new fonts show up in those programs.

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By the way, there's also a very easy way to install all of the common Windows fonts on Linux. This can sometimes make web pages display more nicely:
1. Download the MS Core Fonts Smart Package File to your Desktop. (Just click on any one of the "Download" links on that page.)
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Change back to the directory where you downloaded the file to:
  cd ~username/Desktop
  
  (Where username is your normal username, not root.)
5. Make sure that the rpm-build and cabextract packages are installed:
  yum install rpm-build cabextract
6. Build the Core Fonts package:
  rpmbuild -ba msttcorefonts-1.3-4.spec
7. Install the Core Fonts package:
  rpm -Uvh /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/noarch/msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
(Thanks to David A. Wheeler and others for convincing me to add the MS Core Fonts instructions.)
Q: Where can I get drivers for my hardware for Fedora?
A: Dag Wieers provides an awesome set of drivers for Fedora, for all sorts of hardware. All the packages whose names start with "kernel-module" are drivers. Just download the appropriate version of the driver you need, for your kernel. If you want to find out what kernel you're running, you can open a terminal and type:
uname -r

NOTE: You must download and install a new version of your driver every time you install a new kernel.

If you don't find what you need at Dag's site, try Googling for:

Fedora NameOfHardware

or:

Linux NameOfHardware

Where NameOfHardware is the normal name of your hardware. If it has more than one name, keep trying different ones until you get a result.
Q: How do I play MP3s in Fedora? (Updated 2 May 2006)
A: Before I talk about this, you should know: In the United States and some other countries, you may have to pay patent royalties to use MP3 players or encoders. However, for home users, there is no legal problem with MP3 players. (Thanks to Doug McClean for clearing that up for me!)
With that said, the plugins for these things are usually in the rpm.livna.org repository. You install a different package depending on which Fedora MP3 player you want to use. If you're not sure which one to pick, Rhythmbox is the standard. It's in the "Applications" menu, under "Sound & Video" -- it's called "Music Player."

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Here's how to install the correct MP3 plugin:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Now, install the correct plugin depending on which MP3 player you want to use:
  - For Rhythmbox or Totem:
    yum install gstreamer-plugins-ugly
  - For XMMS:
    yum install xmms-mp3
  - For KDE MP3 players, like Noatun or Juk:
    yum install kdemultimedia-extras
Now you should be able to play MP3s your favorite Fedora MP3 player!
Q: How do I read my NTFS (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003) drive in Fedora? (Updated 4 May 2006)
A: Well, now, that's an easy one! You just have to install the NTFS kernel module for your kernel:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Type:
  yum install kmod-ntfs
Now you can read your NTFS drives! Unfortunately, you cannot write to them, though.

For information on how to use your NTFS drive, you can read the NTFS FAQ.
Q: How do I edit the menus in the panel?
A: You can use a program called Alacarte Menu Editor.
1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Install alacarte:
  yum install alacarte
Now, under "Accessories" in the "Applications" menu, there will be an entry called "Alacarte Menu Editor!"

For KDE users, there is a program called kmenuedit that you can run to edit the menu.

(Thanks to Conor O'Neill for telling me about SMEG/Alacarte! Thanks to Dawid Gajownik for letting me know that it is now in Extras.)
Q: How do I get Wine to work?
A: Wine is a way of running some Windows programs on Linux. It's available from Fedora Extras:
1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Install wine:
  yum install wine
(Thanks to Stewart Adam for letting me know Wine was in Extras.
Q: How do I play DVDs in Fedora? (Updated 9 May 2006)
A: Easy! You just have to install a new version of the Totem Movie Player:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Now we remove the version of Totem that comes with Fedora, and install the new version of Totem (along with the files you need you play DVDs):
  echo -e "remove totem\n install totem-xine libdvdcss libdvdnav\n run\n quit" | yum -y shell
And now you can play DVDs! You can find Totem in the "Applications" menu, under "Sound and Video." It's just called "Movie Player."

By the way, this is also a great way to watch movies that Totem normally can't play. The totem-xine package can play almost any movie file in existence!

Problems and Their Solutions

Q: I get a NOKEY warning from RPM, or I get a gpg signature error when using yum!
A: The NOKEY warning is not really a problem. It won't prevent you from doing anything. (The yum error, though, will usually prevent you from installing software.)
If you'd like to resolve it, do the following command to get the correct key for the site you're downloading from:

You must be root to do any of this.

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- Red Hat and Fedora Extras:
  rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY*
- rpm.livna.org:
  rpm --import http://rpm.livna.org/RPM-LIVNA-GPG-KEY
- FreshRPMs:
  rpm --import http://freshrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY-freshrpms
- DAG:
  rpm --import http://dag.wieers.com/packages/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt
- ATrpms:
  rpm --import http://atrpms.net/RPM-GPG-KEY.atrpms
- NewRPMs:
  rpm --import http://newrpms.sunsite.dk/gpg-pubkey-newrpms.txt
- Dries:
  rpm --import http://apt.sw.be/dries/RPM-GPG-KEY.dries.txt
- JPackage:
  rpm --import http://www.jpackage.org/jpackage.asc
- kde-redhat:
  rpm --import http://kde-redhat.sourceforge.net/gpg-pubkey-ff6382fa-3e1ab2ca
(Thanks to Kai Thomsen for the original location of the ATrpms key, and thanks to Tom Householder for the new location! Thanks to Pim Rupert for the location of the Dries key. Thanks to Anduin Withers for a good idea about how to reorganize this question. Thanks to Dieter Komendera for the new location of the FreshRPMs key.)
Q: How do I enable 3D support for my ATI Radeon card in Fedora Core 5? (Updated 2 May 2006)
A: livna.org provides ATI driver RPMs that are designed especially for Fedora.
NOTE: If you have nVidia drivers installed, you must un-install them before installing these ATI drivers. (Thanks to Ajay for telling me this!)

Here's how to install them:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Install the driver:
  yum install kmod-fglrx
5. Fix SELinux so that the driver will work:
  setsebool -P allow_execmod=1
6. Shut down X:
  init 3
7. Log in as root.
8. Enable the driver:
  ati-fglrx-config-display enable
9. Restart X:
  init 5
If you have an Intel motherboard, you will have to modify your xorg.conf file after installing the drivers:
1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Open the xorg.conf file in a text editor:
  gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
4. Find the line that looks like:
  Driver "fglrx"
5. Add the following line right below it:
  Option "UseInternalAGPGART" "no"
6. Save the file, and reboot your computer.
(Thanks to Anton Andreev for telling me about that Intel thing.)

If you have any trouble with the livna.org RPMs, please report a bug to the Livna.org Bugzilla.

If you encounter a bug in the ATI driver, please report it using the ATI Feedback Form!

(Thanks to everybody who reminded me and encouraged me to update the FAQ with this information! Thanks to Peter Lawler for a lot of help with this question. Thanks to Sindre for writing the original instructions.)
Q: How do I enable 3D support for my nVidia graphics card in Fedora Core 5? (Updated 2 May 2006)
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There are now nVidia driver RPMs provided by livna.org that are designed especially for Fedora. Here's how to install them:
1. Make sure that you're using my yum configuration from the installing software question.
2. Open a Terminal.
3. Become root:
  su -
4. Install the driver:
  yum install kmod-nvidia
5. Fix SELinux so the driver will work:
  setsebool -P allow_execmod=1
6. Shut down X:
  init 3
7. Log in as root.
8. Enable the driver:
  nvidia-config-display enable
9. Restart X:
  init 5
And now you should have working 3D with your nVidia card!

If you need support for the nVidia drivers, check out the nV News "NVIDIA Linux Forum". (Thanks to Exile in Paradise for this tip.)
Q: The installer's media check says all my CDs are bad!
A: There is a bug in the kernel which causes the media check to say some CDs are bad when they are not, on some systems. To do a successful media check, do the following:
1. At the installer prompt, type:
  linux mediacheck ide=nodma
2. Run the media check on your CDs/DVD.
3. Reboot, and run the installer normally.
Note that sometimes mediacheck will report that only some CDs are bad, but this will still fix that problem. (Thanks to Tony Nelson for reminding me of that!)
Q: I have strange installation problems.
A: If your installation doesn't work, or you have problems during or after installation, first read the latest Release Notes.
Also, the Fedora Project provides a detailed installation guide if you'd like any other help while installing.

If the Release Notes and Installation Guide don't have a solution for your problem, try booting the installer with one of the following commands:

linux ide=nodma

linux acpi=off

linux i8042.nomux

linux acpi=off apm=off

linux nofb

The "i8042.nomux" is especially helpful if you have keyboard or mouse problems, and the "nofb" is helpful if you have video problems.

If any of those commands fixes your problem, please file a bug in Red Hat's Bugzilla.

(Thanks to Alan Cox for most of this information, and to Nilanjan Lahiri for the nofb one.)
Q: How do I make all my folders open in the same window, in Nautilus?
A: If you want to set the file manager so that it doesn't open a new window for each folder, you can follow these steps:
1. Double-click on the "Computer" icon on your desktop.
2. Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences."
3. Click on the "Behavior" tab.
4. Put a check in the box marked "Always open in browser windows."
(Thanks to Eugéne Roux for this method of doing it! And thanks to Raivis Dejus for a better phrasing of the question.)
Q: I can't access my Windows network shares anymore! People tell me to use the smbmount command, but it doesn't work!
A: Modern version of Fedora Core use a cool new type of Windows file sharing called "The Common Internet File System" (CIFS). Instead of using "smbmount", try:
mount -t cifs //computername/share /mnt/somedirectory

For more information about this, in a terminal you can do:

man mount.cifs
Q: How to I make numlock be on by default when I start my computer?
A: If you want numlock to be on whenever you start X (the graphical mode of Fedora):
1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Install the "numlockx" program:
  yum install numlockx
Now numlock will be on every time you start X.

If you want numlock on by default you're in text mode:

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1. Open a Terminal.
2. Become root:
  su -
3. Install the "kbd" package:
  yum install kbd
4. Edit the /etc/rc.local file:
  nano /etc/rc.local
5. Find the line that looks like:
  touch /var/lock/subsys/local
  
  Right below that line, put these lines:
  
  LEDTTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
  for tty in $LEDTTY; do
  setleds -D +num < $tty
  done
6. Save the file, and the next time you restart your computer, numlock will be on in text mode!
Q: d00d, i t0tally h4t3 j00!
A: Chickens! Dancing chickens! Watch 'em go.

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